“much madness is divinest sense” by emily dickinson much madness is divinest sense — to a discerning eye — much sense — the starkest madness — ‘tis the majority in this, as all, prevail — assent — and you are sane — demur — you’re straightway dangerous — and handled with a chain — source: dickinson, emily. “much madness is divinest sense.” poetryfoundation. com. poetry foundation, n. d. web. 18 may 2011.   which technique does dickinson use in the phrase “much madness”? alliteration imagery rhyme enjambment

The answer is: alliteration.

Alliteration is the repetition of similar initial consonant sounds in nearby syllables, to emphasize an idea or to provide a rhytmic effect.

In the poem “Much Madness is divinest Sense,”  the author Emily Dickinson uses alliteration in the phrase "Much Madness" and repeats the same consonant sounds. For example:

"Much Madness is divinest Sense —  

To a discerning Eye —  

Much Sense — the starkest Madness"

The answer is: alliteration.

Explanation:

ich statement best shows a problem in travels with charley?

one sharp difficulty presented itself. in the intervening twenty-five years my name had become reasonably well known.

this being so, my trip demanded that i leave my name and my identity at home.

i had to go alone and i had to be self-contained, a kind of casual turtle carrying his house on his back.

with all this in mind i wrote to the head office of a great corporation which manufactures trucks.